24 May 2015

Colours I dislike

What are the colours you dislike most? A good exercise when creating colour palettes is working with hues you really dislike and try to build a nice colour combination from there. I know it sounds counterintuitive but it helps to train the eye and let you discover unexpected palettes that you may actually end up liking!

The ones I dislike most? Purple, green and red. Today I began with green and I think it went easy. Purple is going to be a real challenge...

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That's such a great idea Karen! Funnily enough, the colour I dislike the most is purple too! I can bear the pink-toned purples, like magenta, but the blue-toned purples make me shudder ;) Also I'm not a fan of dark forrest greens, although I absolutely love bright fresh greens. Your combination looks so luscious and gorgeous :) Kx

Green, blue, yellow and brown tones are the ones I'm naturally drawn too. Pink, purple and sometimes red are the ones I don't use often. I don't dislike them, it just doesn't seem to fit properly within my work.